[BOUNCE mgs@Autox.Team.Net: Non-member submission from [" Richard Whitney"
<rwhitney@hotmail.com>]]
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 09:17:20 -0800 (PST)
From: " Richard Whitney" <rwhitney@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Cold Red Light
>I've got a little puzzler for you all. Here are the facts:
>
>When my MGB starts in cold weather, the red dash indicator (alternator)
>comes on, and stays on (nearly as I can tell) until the choke cuts out.
>It waxes and wanes in intensity, depending (absurdly enough) on how hard
>I'm punching the throttle ... more punch, less glow; less punch, more
>glow. (!!!) It's also worse at night, when I have the lights on, though
>it does happen during the day. This only happens when the temp is
>below about 35F, and, oddly enough, totally goes away when the car has
>warmed up. It doesn't otherwise seem to affect performance (though the
>car backfires like bloody hell when it's cold).
>
>Any thoughts?
Sounds like the alternator system can't handle the load the induction heater is
putting on the electrical system. It cuts in below 40 degress and draws a lot
of power.
Rick in Houston
80 MGB LE
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